Short Riddles

Short riddles with answers are most often just one or two sentences long. But don’t be fooled, these short riddles could be very tricky as well.

Cut but Never Eaten

What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?

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Four Men, Four Tables, Four Hours

If four men can build four tables in four hours, how many tables can eight men build in eight hours?

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Harder to Catch the Faster You Run

What is harder to catch the faster you run?

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Least Weight

What type of house weighs the least?

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Yolk of Egg Is White

Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white,” or “The yolk of the egg is white?”

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